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    that change brings about‚ there was one constant‚ The Silk Roads. They connected all of Eurasia‚ and were a key component in the cultural and economic development of the continent. Throughout the millennia they were in use‚ the success and use of the Silk Roads depended on the prosperity and the state of the empires it ran through. The fall of the Han Dynasty in 220 CE was the first of many events that would lead to the near-death of the Silk Roads. The end of the empire

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    culture and goods. Even before the invention of the steam engine‚ railroads or the pony express there was an even older way of transport‚ the Silk Roads.The Silk Roads were a way of transport throughout Eurasia. They also heavily impacted the spread of goods and culture throughout Asia and how it impacted the spread and growth of civilizations. Before the Silk Roads were widely used‚ it was first traveled by Zhang Qian. Zhang Qian was an ambassador sent by Emperor Wudi to recruit the Yuezhi as an ally

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    Questions-The silk roads & Byzantium 1 It helped set the stage because long distance trade was happening between east and west Asia already which brought the influence and beginning of silk roads. 2 The fine spices-cloves‚ nutmeg‚ mace‚ and cardamom came from Southeast Asia. Ginger came from China and Southeast Asia‚ pepper from India‚ and sesame oil from India‚ Arabia‚ and Southeast Asia. Central Asia produced large‚ strong horses and high-quality jade. The Roman Empire came glassware‚ jewelry

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    The Silk Road which started in 200 BCE and ended it in 1450 CE has its own changes and continuities. Trade flourished between the Asian and Europe at the time and as time went on its sole purpose of trading expanded to many other purposes and affect not only the area it contacted. Although there were many continuities during the time but it has more significant changes that occurred and also impact the world.      One significant changes of the Silk Road is that it became a new way to spread different

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    The Silk Road was an important trade network that established cross-cultural trade; people from Han China all the way to the Roman Empire were involved. The Roads came around at about 200 B.C.E‚ and persisted for another 1‚700 years. Luxury goods‚ religions‚ diseases‚ food‚ and ideas have emerged within that time. The Silk Road and its trade remain constant even though its patterns of interaction have been altered through the plague and Islam‚ Christianity‚ and Buddhism. Over time‚ the Silk Roads’

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    Eurasian (Silk Route) | | |Social |The Silk Road separates China from Europe and Western Asia. It was a very dangerous route. Much of it| | |is taken up by the Taklimakan desert‚ one of the most hostile environments. There is almost no | | |vegetation‚ and very little rainfall. Sandstorms were very common‚ and killed many people. | |Political |The western end of the trade route developed earlier

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    The Silk Road is a trading route on the continent of Eurasia that stretches from the vast coast of China all the way to Eastern Europe. The trade route was at its greatest use from 200 B.C.E. to 1450 C.E. The society that began the Silk Road was the Han Dynasty in China in approximately 200 B.C.E. The Han Dynasty facilitated trade in the east‚ while the Roman Empire facilitated trade in the west and in Europe. The two empires traded many goods‚ as well as cultural aspects of each society’s way of

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    Anonymous Unit 4 During the period of 600- 1450‚ the eastern hemisphere was connected through many trading routes. Although both the IOT and SR resulted in immense wealth being created‚ the IOT promoted islam through its ocean voyages and the SR supported Christianity through the overland routes‚ and it had more drastic effects on society. The SR and IOT were profiting in immense wealth due to being exclusive traders. When the Crusaders or the Christian knights from Western Europe came

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    article called UK’s rarest spider moves house in a plastic bottle  Source 2: an extract of biographical writing from Steve Backshall  Source 3: a leaflet entitled Make a... hedgehog home. Please open the insert fully to see all three sources M/Jan13/Insert to ENG1F ENG1F 2 Source 1  Search News Sport Comment Environment Culture Business Money Life & Style Travel Search Environment TV Insects UK’s rarest spider moves house in a plastic bottle Ladybird spider to be released into

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    happen. In reality‚ causation is not a straight line‚ leading from one cause to one effect to one aftereffect. It’s more like a huge spider web‚ with causes influencing many effects and effects further influencing many causes‚ and once in awhile a big helping of chance is thrown in just to complicate matters more. We would much rather think in straight lines than in spider webs. It’s much easier. But it is immensely important to realize the sheer force of chance in influencing our lives‚ because it gives

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